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plead guilty the next year to helping the taliban. now a judge has ruled that the prison must let him and other muslims to hold a daily group prayer. the government is considering an appeal. >>> the air force is preparing for cut backs if no budget is agreed on by march. noncritical flight s will be grounded, base repairs will be cut back and civilian furloughs would be put in place. >> two car washes will be held in san jose this weekend to race money for funeral costs for a family killed in apartment fire. the family died when a fire destroyed their apartment. the car wash also be held from nine to four today and tomorrow at the agave restaurant. family members trying to raise the funds to bury the family in mexico. >>> workers at a recycling facility made a horrible find when a man's body turned up. it was made yesterday afternoon and sheriff's investigators say they don't know if his death was an accident or if foul play was involved. he has been identified but his name is being withheld until his family is told. >> violence conti
plead guilty the next year to helping the taliban. now a judge has ruled that the prison must let him and other muslims to hold a daily group prayer. the government is considering an appeal. >>> the air force is preparing for cut backs if no budget is agreed on by march. noncritical flight s will be grounded, base repairs will be cut back and civilian furloughs would be put in place. >> two car washes will be held in san jose this weekend to race money for funeral costs for a...
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american taliban fighter must be allowed to pray daily with other muslims. john walker lind you remember him he sued high security in prison ban on group prayer went against koran and islam. it was a major security precaution the judge sided with lind. prosecutors are serving appeal. serving 20 years to help the taliban during the 2001 u.s. invasion of afghanistan. the first success for trigger law. administrative changes at failing public schools including the hiring and firing of teachers. after 18 month legal battle. a request by parents at kids at desert trails elementary to turn the school over to a private operation has now been approved. the charter school operator will take over in august. >> tell us the cutest story of the day please. >> it has to involve a dog. talk about one dog teaching a new dog tricks,. >> show her. >> we're stopping here. >> this 8-year-old puppy daze getting a helping paw from a 6 month old. daisy climbed the stairs without a problem but found getting down much trickier after some coaxing simon the other doggy showing way. th
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i will give you 30,000 troops on top of what is already there to gut-punch the taliban and try to soften up the system, and that's all you get, if you can change the circumstances. the military overpromised and underdelivered. and i think that the resolve of not only the president, but joe biden having always been in that view in coordination with others on the team like dennis mcdonough and tom donilon, really recall the deal and the terms of the deal and they took the troops back. and that broke the back of a notion that a large military footprint delivered automatically the kind of security deliverables that the military was promising. it actually created blowback and counterreaction much like the alliance that you showed in that piece that there is more violence after the surge than before the surge. >> that i think is the key conceptual that security advances from troop numbers. you didn't get the advances you said would come with the troop numbers. so now you don't get troop numbers indefinitely because they haven't been proven to have the strategic effect that you said they would.
i will give you 30,000 troops on top of what is already there to gut-punch the taliban and try to soften up the system, and that's all you get, if you can change the circumstances. the military overpromised and underdelivered. and i think that the resolve of not only the president, but joe biden having always been in that view in coordination with others on the team like dennis mcdonough and tom donilon, really recall the deal and the terms of the deal and they took the troops back. and that...
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years that is the reality and i don't think that the time frame is going to change it i wonder how the taliban are preparing for the spring how. well i think we have to be clear that the what is being talked about this idea of the spring transition in the spring of two thousand and thirteen just a few months away we're talking about an official acknowledgement by the two governments that now the afghan military is in control what that means is anybody's guess but what it does not mean is that the u.s. troops are going to be pulled out early there was some hope i think that there might be a possibility of an announcement that the end game date for the withdrawal of the vast majority of u.s. troops there are now about sixty six or sixty seven thousand u.s. troops in afghanistan occupying the country there's another forty thousand other nato troops and there's almost a hundred thousand u.s. paid contractors or mercenaries as you choose to call them so there's a huge occupation force in the country that's not going to be brought out in twenty thirteen in the spring what we're talking about is it's
years that is the reality and i don't think that the time frame is going to change it i wonder how the taliban are preparing for the spring how. well i think we have to be clear that the what is being talked about this idea of the spring transition in the spring of two thousand and thirteen just a few months away we're talking about an official acknowledgement by the two governments that now the afghan military is in control what that means is anybody's guess but what it does not mean is that...
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that i did fight with taliban together against american soldiers between the war. and i should i should sign papers that i am be a member of al qaeda what were the charges first. there was no and no reason for just the. pakistani people they sold me for bounty or through some dollar to the americans. said this man he's a terrorist and very soon few months later they found out that i'm innocent and they want me. that i'm going to sign papers they forced me to sign papers that i should agree that i'm be a member of either because because they didn't have anything against me in their hands and you're saying force you have they force you say what were they doing to shoot to do that. they used torture techniques like waterboarding and electroshocks they sought after this i'm going to sign and agree that i'm being a member of al qaeda and every time i refused to sign they tried another kind of torture they saw i walked one time can you tell us the worst thing one of a better word that you saw going on there. example i saw. i had used to be just nine or if you're sort of
that i did fight with taliban together against american soldiers between the war. and i should i should sign papers that i am be a member of al qaeda what were the charges first. there was no and no reason for just the. pakistani people they sold me for bounty or through some dollar to the americans. said this man he's a terrorist and very soon few months later they found out that i'm innocent and they want me. that i'm going to sign papers they forced me to sign papers that i should agree that...
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to the table my suspicion is not and the taliban is divided between the hardliners who want to hold out and go for an all out victory and those who are weary of the war and want some sort of a compromise but if i was the taliban i would say look maybe we should hold out here because certainly their negotiating position seems to be preferable will be brief tonight in neighboring pakistan security forces are on high alert in the country's largest city correct the string of bombings targeting shia muslim to cross the country has left at least one hundred fifteen people dead so the extremists of admitted carrying out the deadliest attack on a crowded billion hole in the southwest killing eighty one there and injured more than one hundred twenty shia muslims are a minority in pakistan and the target of violent attacks which have seen in recent . other world views the un for swift deployment of international troops in mali after massive clashes between militants and government forces in the central town president of france france were alarmed earlier voiced his country's readiness to inte
to the table my suspicion is not and the taliban is divided between the hardliners who want to hold out and go for an all out victory and those who are weary of the war and want some sort of a compromise but if i was the taliban i would say look maybe we should hold out here because certainly their negotiating position seems to be preferable will be brief tonight in neighboring pakistan security forces are on high alert in the country's largest city correct the string of bombings targeting shia...
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troops the country will revert to the taliban you have provided options not to the president yet but to the national security staff. as you know i don't speak about options until i have had a chance to speak to the president. >> at the state department president karzai is dining tonight with secretary clinton and leon panetta. he brought a long list of military equipment that karzai needs from kabul but which what is is increasingly clear whatever u.s. presence there will be in afghanistan after 2014 will be quite small, shepard. >> jenks then there is israel. the israeli defense minister in town in washington and talking about concerns of serious chemical weapons amid that civil war. >> it's interesting, the last time that ehud barak the defense minister was in town in washington at the end the of last year. we started hearing reports that there was new intelligence suggesting that sara ran gas had been mixed and maybe even loaded into weapons inside syria. just two days ago we heard the "new york times" report that that intelligence came from israel. yesterday israeli defense minis
troops the country will revert to the taliban you have provided options not to the president yet but to the national security staff. as you know i don't speak about options until i have had a chance to speak to the president. >> at the state department president karzai is dining tonight with secretary clinton and leon panetta. he brought a long list of military equipment that karzai needs from kabul but which what is is increasingly clear whatever u.s. presence there will be in...
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now the pentagon is pushing back, saying it could jeopardize any negotiating power with the taliban. >> the position we take in showing that we are going to continue to complete this mission, the better the chances we have to ultimately achieve political reconciliation. >> the pentagon was only the beginning of the afghan president's visit to washington. >> our meeting, i believe, helped -- will help lay the ground work for president karzai's discussions tomorrow with president obama. >> sources say president karzai and his defense minister brought a wish list to the pentagon, drones, helicopters, and hardware to support their security forces. >> what we talked about yesterday was, you know, let's move beyond a wish list of equipment. >> the u.s. want assurances the terrorists won't set up troops in afghanistan after the troops leave. karzai agreed. >> be able to provide security to these people. >> but a recent pentagon reports that the afghan border patrol relies on the u.s. for even its most basic needs, food and water. it's rife with illiteracy, lack of accountability, and corrup
now the pentagon is pushing back, saying it could jeopardize any negotiating power with the taliban. >> the position we take in showing that we are going to continue to complete this mission, the better the chances we have to ultimately achieve political reconciliation. >> the pentagon was only the beginning of the afghan president's visit to washington. >> our meeting, i believe, helped -- will help lay the ground work for president karzai's discussions tomorrow with...
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strength now i don't think it's turned out the way the president probably wanted it to because the taliban is so clearly on the office but the idea that the president did his best he tried to send more troops it didn't work he. david as we say in the united states the old college try and it just didn't work i think for an american population that is both battered financially and very tired of endless wars and occupations this is something that will basically go go forward without a hitch in terms of american public opinion. on the way eleven years of indefinite detention we discussed about patients of washington's keeping the tories one time in the military prison of despite barack obama's long running pledge to shut down the facility. your own borders and beyond the courts eleven years on guantanamo remains open for business and r t looks at the interrogation nerve center of america's war on terror . whether you die from high or to the death. touch the power of the wind or drift in the beauty of the currents. the well prepared is a must and if you're lucky. you'll never forget your experi
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is not welcomed by the afghan government positions increasingly fragile and with the strengthening taliban insurgency let's talk to ali rosenberg he's a university of sussex he writes for the daily political blog hi there thanks for being with us just days before these talks a senior white house advisor now it's washington is now considering this idea of maybe a complete withdrawal in twenty forty what kind of message is that sending ahead of these negotiations. but unfortunately not a very good one but i think that has as much to do with obama's domestic pressures as it does with the considerations for what might be best in afghanistan and i think that the obama administration does not work very well with karzai they find him corrupt and ineffectual additionally they have very little domestic political incentive to continue pushing the war the american population is pretty tired of it and in truth obama really could use that money to do a lot of other things that our highest priority list so i start no carry on carry on i mean i will say how persuasive his cause i like to the bay that whe
is not welcomed by the afghan government positions increasingly fragile and with the strengthening taliban insurgency let's talk to ali rosenberg he's a university of sussex he writes for the daily political blog hi there thanks for being with us just days before these talks a senior white house advisor now it's washington is now considering this idea of maybe a complete withdrawal in twenty forty what kind of message is that sending ahead of these negotiations. but unfortunately not a very...
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this whole issue together, including a lot of the progress that's been made for afghan women as the taliban returns. i find that a very scary report. >> the other people scared are the pakistanis. >> right. >> looking at what's happening says kroog the border, if we are completely pulling out. what does it say about the surge and the american lives that were lost with that escalation? >> if you look at the pentagon's own most recent report on what's been the last six months in afghanistan, you will -- of the most recent -- the most repeat report from the pentagon on previous six months in afghanist afghanistan, you will see that the levels of violence that have returned to -- are now greater than presurge levels. this obviously brings us to the conclusion that the surge has made no difference. now, the military will disagree with that, and i would say the surge has made a difference in parts of afghanistan, in southern afghanistan, and helmand province especially where 20,000 marines were there. they're leaving soon. it did make a difference to some degree in kandahar, so i think the zero o
this whole issue together, including a lot of the progress that's been made for afghan women as the taliban returns. i find that a very scary report. >> the other people scared are the pakistanis. >> right. >> looking at what's happening says kroog the border, if we are completely pulling out. what does it say about the surge and the american lives that were lost with that escalation? >> if you look at the pentagon's own most recent report on what's been the last six...
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a welcome blow by the afghan government whose positions are increasingly fragile and destroying the taliban insurgency i spoke to patricia did you know about this she's a politics professor of new york university she says it's in no one's interest for the u.s. forces to leave right away. there's a lot of talk about not leaving any troops there are however i don't think the u.s. cannot afford that leader and the really has their start. violence going on there so i think the president will probably leave the troops there. but i would still president karzai is going to require that out because it gives him more. or it makes him look more powerful on the negotiating table. so it however you also need some protection so it will be a little bit of a catch twenty two situation for them i think probably that's going to situation for them and you know a terrorist supporter for the afghan troops so they can maintain their own military and army if you well and the second is. continued to add monetary support in some development efforts there. the agreement allowing americans to adopt russian children
a welcome blow by the afghan government whose positions are increasingly fragile and destroying the taliban insurgency i spoke to patricia did you know about this she's a politics professor of new york university she says it's in no one's interest for the u.s. forces to leave right away. there's a lot of talk about not leaving any troops there are however i don't think the u.s. cannot afford that leader and the really has their start. violence going on there so i think the president will...
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unwelcome though by the afghan government is positions increasingly fragile amid the strengthening taliban insurgency a split appreciated you know she's politics professor from new york university she says it's in no one's interest for the u.s. forces to leave right away. there's a lot of talk about not leaving any troops there at all however i don't think the u.s. can afford that leader in the region because there's still quite a bit violence going on there so i think the president will probably leave some troops there first on tie but i would assume that president karzai is going to want that out because it gives him more. or it makes him look more powerful on the negotiating table and within the context of his own constituents however you also need some protection so it will be a little bit of a catch twenty two situation for that and i think it probably helps to achieve a few things the one his continued military support for the afghan troops so they can maintain their own military and army if you well and the second is can only continue to. add monetary support and some development ef
unwelcome though by the afghan government is positions increasingly fragile amid the strengthening taliban insurgency a split appreciated you know she's politics professor from new york university she says it's in no one's interest for the u.s. forces to leave right away. there's a lot of talk about not leaving any troops there at all however i don't think the u.s. can afford that leader in the region because there's still quite a bit violence going on there so i think the president will...
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think that would be an option that would probably lead to an afghan government under pressure from taliban, perhaps, al qaeda. you know the world in a vacuum i think that would start to leave a vacuum by the government to be filled by taliban for sure and result in afghanistan that is found before the turn of the century. >> you would recommend against it? >> if i were still in office yes, i would. i think there's potential in afghanistan to make the place a lot more secure with the afghan forces but it will take more time than we have currently. >> why do you think the white house may see it differently? >> i think part of it is there's always a tension between getting afghans to take responsibility for their own actions, and making sure they're doing all they can and not overly relying on u.s. and allied forces. i think part of what we're seeing is playing out probably in the media here is to put some pressure on the karzai government to be realistic about their expectations and make sure afghans are doing all they can to ensure their own security. >> what might come out of the karzai vi
think that would be an option that would probably lead to an afghan government under pressure from taliban, perhaps, al qaeda. you know the world in a vacuum i think that would start to leave a vacuum by the government to be filled by taliban for sure and result in afghanistan that is found before the turn of the century. >> you would recommend against it? >> if i were still in office yes, i would. i think there's potential in afghanistan to make the place a lot more secure with the...
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they're expected to discuss peace talks with the taliban and future troop levels before karzai sits down with president obama on friday. >>> new jersey governor chris christie is not happy with the image of himself on the cover of "time" magazine. saying it made him look like a mob boss. that image aside, polls show christie's handling of super storm sandy has made him more popular with democrats than republicans. >>> next, to a disturbing story out of russia. what was supposed to be an enjoyable adventure took a tragic turn as a giant inflatable zorb ball with two men inside veered off course and rolled off a mountain cliff. one man was killed, and the other is in serious condition. >>> off the coast of australia, a man lost control of his boat, fell out and was swimming nearby while the boat was spinning in circles. a police boat was able to rescue the boater and he is reportedly doing well. >>> and a huge doomsday asteroid made a fly-by of the earth last night at a distance of 9 million miles. it's more than 1,000 feet wide. and could hit the earth in the 2036. i certainly hope not. >
they're expected to discuss peace talks with the taliban and future troop levels before karzai sits down with president obama on friday. >>> new jersey governor chris christie is not happy with the image of himself on the cover of "time" magazine. saying it made him look like a mob boss. that image aside, polls show christie's handling of super storm sandy has made him more popular with democrats than republicans. >>> next, to a disturbing story out of russia. what...
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will taliban take over the country? will al qaeda come back in as a welcome guest? will they move over from pakistan? will they use afghanistan to destablize pakistan which has nuclear arsenal of over 100 weapons? what price security? how much did 9/11 cost us? we have to remember that. we have to be careful we don't just think about dollars and we think about security. melissa: we still have to think about dollars. that is what we started the show talking about how we're spending so much more than we're taking in. everybody has to give something up. we have got to cut money somewhere. when you look at dollars, we have 10,000 troops in there after 2014 it could cost $15 billion a year. 20,000 troops, that is $25 billion a year. the numbers become significant. a lot of americans wonder what are we getting for that? is it worth it when we're really going broke here in this country? >> well the way i see it, i don't quibble with you about getting our economic house in order coming from a conservative think tank of. i think we're in agreement there but you also have to
will taliban take over the country? will al qaeda come back in as a welcome guest? will they move over from pakistan? will they use afghanistan to destablize pakistan which has nuclear arsenal of over 100 weapons? what price security? how much did 9/11 cost us? we have to remember that. we have to be careful we don't just think about dollars and we think about security. melissa: we still have to think about dollars. that is what we started the show talking about how we're spending so much more...
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taliban are there. taliban today i find that -- [inaudible]. so taliban as part of the political landscape of afghanistan to how they are connected, basically something which would be verified, do you want council? d1 government? pakistan, here i must say that there is a classic book. i read a long time ago, but i off and on we did. to just remind myself -- to just read it. is the history and the tradition and the development of these to crunch. so sometimes our problems become your problems, and your problems become our problems. >> do you want to comment? >> particularly on that question, i think in the context that takes place between pakistani army and afghan government, pakistani army position is that we should start out among ourselves, let's get americans out of here. they have bigger plans, other intentions. so in the private meetings, i think therefore smaller presence, privately we welcome. publicly there might be considered again, as ambassador indicated, there are many other forces and pakistan that may have concern about the impact
taliban are there. taliban today i find that -- [inaudible]. so taliban as part of the political landscape of afghanistan to how they are connected, basically something which would be verified, do you want council? d1 government? pakistan, here i must say that there is a classic book. i read a long time ago, but i off and on we did. to just remind myself -- to just read it. is the history and the tradition and the development of these to crunch. so sometimes our problems become your problems,...
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around the same weapons in america that they carried around in afghanistan when they were hunting the taliban. >> right. >> will you just give us an insight on the problems that we face getting rid of, you know, these magazine clips where you can, you know, shoot off, you know, dozens of bullets in seconds? and some of these assault weapons that, again, are made for one reason and one reason only, to kill as many human beings as quickly as possible. talk about the challenges. because i know there are 40 democrats in the house that are going to fight getting rid of assault weapons. of course, most of the republicans are going to fight it. what's the great challenge there? >> i think that you're right, joe, and general mcchrystal was right, these are weapons of war. they are not weapons that you go hunting with or really that you can protect yourself with. you know, there is going to be a discussion. you know, starting today, we're going to hear it from governor cuomo. the vice president's having a series of meetings today. he's going to come out with a series of proposals very soon. assault we
around the same weapons in america that they carried around in afghanistan when they were hunting the taliban. >> right. >> will you just give us an insight on the problems that we face getting rid of, you know, these magazine clips where you can, you know, shoot off, you know, dozens of bullets in seconds? and some of these assault weapons that, again, are made for one reason and one reason only, to kill as many human beings as quickly as possible. talk about the challenges....
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american citizens who substantially support that's not a legal term that's not material support in the taliban or something called associated forces only a military facility strip them of due process and keep them there indefinitely this all occurred under the obama administration not to mention of course the expansion of the drone attacks so you know what we're seen is a system. is set in place both in terms of the. diminishing of traditional civil liberties the expansion of imperial war the looting of the us treasury on the part of wall street firms has continued unabated under the obama white house. on a lot of these major structural issues there is no difference between george bush and barack obama on some issues like civil liberties obama's worst. i mean he's entering his fourth term especially with appoint someone like brennan and the systematic erosion of our civil liberties the anti war movement also completely died but the bush policies continued the blind party loyalty cause the death of the liberal class. you know what happened was in two thousand and four the leaders of the antiwar
american citizens who substantially support that's not a legal term that's not material support in the taliban or something called associated forces only a military facility strip them of due process and keep them there indefinitely this all occurred under the obama administration not to mention of course the expansion of the drone attacks so you know what we're seen is a system. is set in place both in terms of the. diminishing of traditional civil liberties the expansion of imperial war the...
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. >> how could we hope for stability if we're out entirely in two years and the taliban knows we're going to be out? and even with 70,000 troops on the ground right now, is that really possible? >> i think we've grown afghan capability a lot. but they've got to step up and actually use it. i think what president obama has offered is a strategic partnership. president karzai will be here this week in d.c. visiting president obama, and i suspect they'll be talking about something that is a durable, long-term, sustainable relationship which allows us to help without allowing us to do too much. >> have you seen the movie "zero dark thirty" yet? >> i have. i think the depiction of the raid really captures -- i went on about 150 similar raids. it's real in tenor and tone. the second is, they show a decade-long effort by hundreds of thousands of professionals day after day, year after year, despite sacrifices. i think it captures that well. >> you were part of that, and we certainly appreciate your service. >> david, thanks for having me. >> i read your book and very much enjoyed it, his new boo
. >> how could we hope for stability if we're out entirely in two years and the taliban knows we're going to be out? and even with 70,000 troops on the ground right now, is that really possible? >> i think we've grown afghan capability a lot. but they've got to step up and actually use it. i think what president obama has offered is a strategic partnership. president karzai will be here this week in d.c. visiting president obama, and i suspect they'll be talking about something that...
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last wednesday, killed this man, a tribal leader affiliated with the afghan taliban. drones have always been deeply unpopular with pakistanis because of civilian deaths because. now general stanley mcchrystal, in charge of forces in afghanistan, cautions about their overuse. but president obama has just named john brenan as the one he wants to run the cia and he has been one of the strongest advocates of drawn attacks as obama's counterterrorism chief. now more from the pakistani capital islamabad. >> the pakistani establishment have said the drone strikes are counterproductive because there is collateral damage. that collateral damage has now been established by the bureau of investigative journalism and the stanford report. so there is considerable criticism about the legality of those strikes. john brenan had already said there was no collateral damage in the drone strikes, something that is documented. the pakistanis are warning that it will jeopardize their own counterinsurgency strategies in the tribal areas. peace talks to stop the fighting in the central afric
last wednesday, killed this man, a tribal leader affiliated with the afghan taliban. drones have always been deeply unpopular with pakistanis because of civilian deaths because. now general stanley mcchrystal, in charge of forces in afghanistan, cautions about their overuse. but president obama has just named john brenan as the one he wants to run the cia and he has been one of the strongest advocates of drawn attacks as obama's counterterrorism chief. now more from the pakistani capital...
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he said the taliban and al qaeda are two different elements. if we stay after killing bin laden, we have lost our purpose. he said the worst thing we can do is get bogged down without getting out. it wasn't that long ago, but it was interesting to look back a year and eight months ago to when bin laden was killed. i mean, at the time, anybody else think that maybe that would have meant we would come home from afghanistan? it seemed like one of the real possibilities that opened up with that almost unbelievable news on that cold night in may. but we did not leave afghanistan after this happened. this was roughly 600 days ago. we've got another 700 days ahead of us before the white house says this war will officially end, nearly two years from now. but how many american troops are left there between now and then? and what are those troops expected to do? how much fighting are they going to be doing? how much of our 11 and a half yearlong war is going to continue to result in americans getting hurt and killed between now and then? all of that rema
he said the taliban and al qaeda are two different elements. if we stay after killing bin laden, we have lost our purpose. he said the worst thing we can do is get bogged down without getting out. it wasn't that long ago, but it was interesting to look back a year and eight months ago to when bin laden was killed. i mean, at the time, anybody else think that maybe that would have meant we would come home from afghanistan? it seemed like one of the real possibilities that opened up with that...
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the taliban commander was reportedly among the dead. the ongoing drone attacks come days after a federal judge ruled the obama administration is under no obligation to publicly disclose their legal justification. the american civil liberties union and the new york times had filed a lawsuit under the freedom of information act demanding u.s. government disclose the legal basis for launching drone strikes overseas. the suit was filed after the u.s. kill the american-born cleric anwar al awlaki in yemen despite having never charged him with a crime. in upholding the obama at the ministration's right to secrecy, u.s. district judge colleen mcmahon expressed misgivings about the drone program itself writing -- the alice-in-wonderland nature some of the first details have emerged on the white house's effort to tackle gun control in the aftermath of last month's shooting massacre in newtown, connecticut. the washington buzz reports the task force overseen by vice- president joe biden is mulling proposals include some reinstatement of the expir
the taliban commander was reportedly among the dead. the ongoing drone attacks come days after a federal judge ruled the obama administration is under no obligation to publicly disclose their legal justification. the american civil liberties union and the new york times had filed a lawsuit under the freedom of information act demanding u.s. government disclose the legal basis for launching drone strikes overseas. the suit was filed after the u.s. kill the american-born cleric anwar al awlaki in...
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the taliban. or the government. my jailer said to me not a shot would be fired in afghanistan without the backing of the pakistani government so were the taliban in touch with the government did the government of pakistan know i was there did the government of pakistan in intervene and ultimately save me. did jalali the in the whole county network that we are at war with. and with which i lived in the one nine hundred eighty s. and his name i use constantly to try and save me and who i was trying to get to because i thought by getting to a kani i could find out about al qaeda did he ultimately hold on to that tribal law and say me i've heard so many different things that's why it's a very murky complicated place in the war is far far different from the way we perceive it in the media speaking of tribes what are u.s. intelligence capabilities among the tribes do you believe that washington has enough knowledge when it comes to the language and cultural experience of the particular reasons in afghanistan that need to
the taliban. or the government. my jailer said to me not a shot would be fired in afghanistan without the backing of the pakistani government so were the taliban in touch with the government did the government of pakistan know i was there did the government of pakistan in intervene and ultimately save me. did jalali the in the whole county network that we are at war with. and with which i lived in the one nine hundred eighty s. and his name i use constantly to try and save me and who i was...
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it is the -- it is the taliban. it is the western at that . and it is what to come. mark my bloody words. jay some people are claiming that there was actually a second finger guner. >> this is why we are doing this whole sig meant. this whole segment. >> i am just saying we may never know. >> the magic finger bullet. >> remi, you said nobody is launching either network. al jazeera doesn't even exist yet. >> you know what i meant. >> it is also not fair to say al jazeera english. >> you said the joke is that al jazeera is paying half a billion dollars. they are not paying for current tv. they are paying for the access to the satellite and cable companies because they have contracts with current that run a couple more year. so to them it is worth the money. >> is it really? >> they are paying for access. >> i know that feeling. >> andy, isn't it true some cable companies won't even air it? they are blacklisting it? >> time warner had a deal with current i think it was where they could get out if current sold. they have chosen to exercise that right. there is a feeling
it is the -- it is the taliban. it is the western at that . and it is what to come. mark my bloody words. jay some people are claiming that there was actually a second finger guner. >> this is why we are doing this whole sig meant. this whole segment. >> i am just saying we may never know. >> the magic finger bullet. >> remi, you said nobody is launching either network. al jazeera doesn't even exist yet. >> you know what i meant. >> it is also not fair to say...
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. >>> a pakistani teenager has been release from the taliban after three months of treatment. i want to show you some video of the 13-year-old thanking hospital staff. the girl was shot while campaigning for girls' education in her home country. she'll continue her rehabilitation at her temporary home in uk. >>> the new film zero dark 30 is getting a lot of praise. but the movie about the killing of osama bin laden continues to draw major criticism. >> i'm not your friend. i'm going break you. >> in the movie there are implications that torture provided information that led to bind bind. but senators finestein and mccain said that is not what the cia told them. protesters said that torture is not justified and they gathered outside the emery theater yesterday. >> to put all of this weight on this movie, i think it is silly. >> some movie critics said that zero dark 30 is a fate of to win an oscar for a best picture. >>> president obama is expected to nominate his defense secretary and cia director next week. former senator john hagle is the front-runner. but he could face oppo
. >>> a pakistani teenager has been release from the taliban after three months of treatment. i want to show you some video of the 13-year-old thanking hospital staff. the girl was shot while campaigning for girls' education in her home country. she'll continue her rehabilitation at her temporary home in uk. >>> the new film zero dark 30 is getting a lot of praise. but the movie about the killing of osama bin laden continues to draw major criticism. >> i'm not your...
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on her skull which was, of course, shattered when she was shot at point blank range in the head by taliban men last october. so really great to see these latest pictures of malala walking out of hospital, but these are just first steps along what is likely to be a very long road toward recovery. aaron. >> i love that sweet little wave that she gave. >>> let's check in with sanjay they said not so fast. who is the new owner of tully's coffee. the owner? patrick dempsey. it took this to get you on the show, but we're excited to have you. why did you want to do this? why buy a coffee chain? >> tully's is a beloved brand here. there's such a loyal following between the workers and customers that it just felt right and it came together in many ways quite easily. and it's really exciting to be a part of this movement, really. and it was a brand that needed to be preserved. there were 500 jobs at stake. and you know, it just felt right. and i'm really excited about this. we had a great day today going around to all of the different stores and meeting the managers and the employees and the custome
on her skull which was, of course, shattered when she was shot at point blank range in the head by taliban men last october. so really great to see these latest pictures of malala walking out of hospital, but these are just first steps along what is likely to be a very long road toward recovery. aaron. >> i love that sweet little wave that she gave. >>> let's check in with sanjay they said not so fast. who is the new owner of tully's coffee. the owner? patrick dempsey. it took...
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is it being assessed that what might and the in of the hands of the taliban or some al qaeda believe the group's? >> the defense secretary give some information to the house and did in november about our plans on this. he told the house our intention is to respect all the equipment is the lead to the armed forces is greater than the cost of extraction. and recuperation. you would expect that to include woodall sophisticated -- inc lude with all sophisticated equipment. the can -- we can also bring some equipment out by air. there are no plans currently to leave any equipment behind. if we do that, all the relevant issues will have to be looked at -- but we will be regarded the and the the same way. >> will export licenses have to be issued? will there be a need for parliamentary approval be? >> every opportunity -- >> the equipment from the uk requires an export license. if the gift is above a certain by a, they are called in advance -- certain value, they are called in advance. >> i think it will be revisiting this issue. >> i'm sure. >> coming now to argentina. >> the cake governme
is it being assessed that what might and the in of the hands of the taliban or some al qaeda believe the group's? >> the defense secretary give some information to the house and did in november about our plans on this. he told the house our intention is to respect all the equipment is the lead to the armed forces is greater than the cost of extraction. and recuperation. you would expect that to include woodall sophisticated -- inc lude with all sophisticated equipment. the can -- we can...
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her crusade for girls' education is what made her a target of the taliban. but she's never backed down from their threats. in the next month, they're going to replace a section of her scattered skull. amazing how far she's come, and matthew chance joins me now. i think you would agree, it's pretty remarkable to look at those images. do we know what malala and her family are planning to do now? are they planning to stay in britain, at least for the foreseeable future? >> it is amazing. nobody thought she would be able to get up so quickly from the terrible injuries she sustained. it's interesting, that question, because over the past couple of days, the pakistan government has announced it's given a job to malala yousafzai's dad, the job as the education attache in the pakistani consulate in birmingham, wheich is right whee the hospital is. malala obviously has to go through a lot of treatment, so that enables the family at least temporarily to stay in britain for the next three years. even though the father says ultimately he wants to go back to pakistan, th
her crusade for girls' education is what made her a target of the taliban. but she's never backed down from their threats. in the next month, they're going to replace a section of her scattered skull. amazing how far she's come, and matthew chance joins me now. i think you would agree, it's pretty remarkable to look at those images. do we know what malala and her family are planning to do now? are they planning to stay in britain, at least for the foreseeable future? >> it is amazing....
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on her skull which was, of course, shattered when she was shot at point blafrmg range in the head by taliban men last october. so really great to see these latest pictures of malala walking out of hospital, but these are just first steps aloorng what is likely to be a very long road toward recovery. aaron. >> i love that sweet little wave that she gave. >>> let's check in with sanjay gupta. he's in for anderson cooper. >> we're keeping them honor effort ahead on the program with new information, explosive allegations that are exclusive to 360 about what really happened in steubenville, ohio, the night that two high school football players allegedly did the unthinkable to a very drunk 16-year-old allegedly raping her at several parties. you're going to hear it first on 360 and you're going to hear from both attorneys. >>> also ahead a 360 follow. we've been following the case of baby veronica for months now. today the supreme court decided it was also they're also interested, hearing the case and deciding who get to raise the little girl, either her adoptive parents or her father who is a mem
on her skull which was, of course, shattered when she was shot at point blafrmg range in the head by taliban men last october. so really great to see these latest pictures of malala walking out of hospital, but these are just first steps aloorng what is likely to be a very long road toward recovery. aaron. >> i love that sweet little wave that she gave. >>> let's check in with sanjay gupta. he's in for anderson cooper. >> we're keeping them honor effort ahead on the program...
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. >> a pakistani schoolgirl who has been shot in the head by the taliban has been released from a hospital in britain. malala yousufzai is expected to return to the hospital in the coming weeks for reconstructive surgery to her skull. she was targeted after campaigning over the rights of girls. google has won a major victory in the united states after dodging charges from the ftc over how it arranges search results. the ftc concluded a two-year investigation of google saying the search giant had not violated antitrust or anti competition statutes. the decision allows google to continue elevating its own service in search results, raising concerns the company could exercise massive power over the internet. google performs 70% of all u.s. search queries. u.s. immigration authorities say 245 people have been arrested in part of a week-long international investigation into child pornography. scores of victims were rescued from past or current exploitation, including 110 victims in the u.s. and 13 abroad. many were living with their abusers. the obama administration has unveiled new rules allow
. >> a pakistani schoolgirl who has been shot in the head by the taliban has been released from a hospital in britain. malala yousufzai is expected to return to the hospital in the coming weeks for reconstructive surgery to her skull. she was targeted after campaigning over the rights of girls. google has won a major victory in the united states after dodging charges from the ftc over how it arranges search results. the ftc concluded a two-year investigation of google saying the search...
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criticizing the taliban who banned schooling for girls. she was shot in the head and neck and october after her school bus was stopped by taliban gunmen who demand the other children identify her. it provoked calls for a crack down on militants. she was evacuated to britain for medical treatment and an international symbol of courage. hundreds of thousands signed a petition and awarded the nobel peace prize. >> they are subjected to violence all the time and speaking out about their rights, she was a child speaking out about her rights in a very, very difficult context. she spoke how knowing that she could be subjected to violence, what makes it even more interesting is that she had the support of her family, particularly her father to actually speak out. >> the focus is on her first steps. her father has been given a job at pakistan's consulate allowing the family to stay in britain for the years of therapy and medical treatment. that now lies ahead. that job is for a period of at least three years with the possibility of an extension aft
criticizing the taliban who banned schooling for girls. she was shot in the head and neck and october after her school bus was stopped by taliban gunmen who demand the other children identify her. it provoked calls for a crack down on militants. she was evacuated to britain for medical treatment and an international symbol of courage. hundreds of thousands signed a petition and awarded the nobel peace prize. >> they are subjected to violence all the time and speaking out about their...